Tsoureki: Sweet Greek Dessert Bread
Tsoureki is well known as an Easter tradition, but it's a delightful sweet egg bread often served as a dessert bread, breakfast bread, or snack.
At Easter, tsoureki (τσουρέκι, say: tsoo-REH-kee) is traditionally home-baked on the Thursday before Easter Sunday, and loaves are decorated with dyed red eggs, a symbol of the holiday.
Traditional tastes include gum mastic and mahlab which may be hard to find, and many prefer baking with a bread machines so check out the options below.
Tsoureki Recipes:
Great taste combinations: Tsoureki is delicious toasted and buttered with breakfast; if you like the combination of sweet and salty, try it with feta cheese, and if sweet and sour is a favorite combination, try it with thick Greek yogurt.
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